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Pilot parachutes to safety after Thunderbird crashes [Colorado]
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Reports-of-plane-crash-south-of-Colorado-Springs-airport-381683861.html ^

Posted on 06/02/2016 1:06:14 PM PDT by DesertRhino

Local news reporting a Thunderbird crashed and the pilot safely ejected.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airforceacademy; co; colorado; eject; f16; fightingfalcon; planecrash; thunderbirds; usaf; usairforce
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1 posted on 06/02/2016 1:06:15 PM PDT by DesertRhino
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To: DesertRhino

How appropriate of what he has done to our military.

Pray America wakes


2 posted on 06/02/2016 1:07:43 PM PDT by bray (Trump/Palin 2016)
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To: bray
Pray the next one drops on .......nevermind.

WONT say what everyone is thinking.

3 posted on 06/02/2016 1:09:39 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: DesertRhino

This is common when someone’s ears get sucked into the intakes.


4 posted on 06/02/2016 1:11:34 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: DesertRhino

The Jet crashed after doing a fly over after Obama’s speech at the Air Force Academy.


5 posted on 06/02/2016 1:19:08 PM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: DesertRhino

How did he parachute to safety after the crash?


6 posted on 06/02/2016 1:21:17 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: castlegreyskull

A metaphor if there ever was one.


7 posted on 06/02/2016 1:21:38 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: DesertRhino

Either ran out of fuel or those reman parts from Pep Boys failed...


8 posted on 06/02/2016 1:21:38 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: DesertRhino



9 posted on 06/02/2016 1:22:03 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: DesertRhino

The Obama Jinx strikes again


10 posted on 06/02/2016 1:22:41 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: castlegreyskull

I live north of the Academy in the flight path and the flying abruptly stopped and a single engine could be heard buzzing around. Not the usual multi jet formation flying. So, that explains that.


11 posted on 06/02/2016 1:22:49 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: BykrBayb

If a plane crashes on an international border where do you bury the survivors?


12 posted on 06/02/2016 1:24:15 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: DesertRhino

I was at the first Thunderbirds flight demo to use the F-16, at Norton AFB, San Bernadino, CA, 1983. Hopefully they are using newer aircraft now.


13 posted on 06/02/2016 1:24:40 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: CodeToad

Thankfully no one got hurt from the crashing jet including the pilot.


14 posted on 06/02/2016 1:24:45 PM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: central_va

Let’s see if anyone bites....;)


15 posted on 06/02/2016 1:26:23 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: george76

ping

Glad the pilot is safe.


16 posted on 06/02/2016 1:27:03 PM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: DesertRhino

Wow, hate to hear this!! Three good things though: 1)our pilot is alive and well, 2)they had completed their graduation ceremony performance, and 3) our pilot had the good fortune to be able to aim for a field away from the graduates and local church nearby. I’d say our good Lord was looking out for all involved! Horrible story nonetheless but it does have a few bright spots I guess...


17 posted on 06/02/2016 1:27:17 PM PDT by GizzyGirl
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Pilot parachutes to safety after Thunderbird crashes

That's pretty impressive. Usually they bail out *before* the plane crashes.

18 posted on 06/02/2016 1:28:07 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: BykrBayb

+1.


19 posted on 06/02/2016 1:28:11 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: central_va
If a plane crashes on an international border where do you bury the survivors?

I would bury them on the other side, and let them dig themselves out.

20 posted on 06/02/2016 1:28:41 PM PDT by Paradox (My positions can evolve, but Principles should be immutable.)
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